The differently substituted 2,5-diarylthiazole derivatives are synthesized via palladium catalyzed sequential C-H arylation at the 5-position and C-C bond activation at the 2-positon with masked thiazole.
A Trifluorinated Thiazoline Scaffold Leading to Pro-apoptotic Agents Targeting Prohibitins
A new class of small molecules, with an unprecedented trifluorothiazoline scaffold, were synthesized and their pro‐apoptotic activity was evaluated. With an EC50 in the low micromolar range, these compounds proved to be potent inducers of apoptosis in a broad spectrum of tumor cell lines, regardless of the functional status of p53. Fast structure–activity relationship studies allowed the preparation